D.I.S.C.O.
"D.I.S.C.O." is a disco song by the French band Ottawan, written by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger. It was originally recorded by Ottawan in French.[1]
It was first recorded in 1979 and reached number 2 in the UK singles chart the following year.
The song's name comes from the lyrics in its chorus, in which a woman is claimed to be 'DISCO', with each letter of the word standing for a certain quality, except O which simply leads to singing 'oh, oh, oh' ("She is disco // She is D delirious // She is I incredible // She is S superficial // She is C complicated // She is O oh, oh, oh").
The song was featured in the UK drama series Queer As Folk, in which it was read in very serious style at a character's funeral, on the dead man's request, by a friend of his. The song also appears in the musical Boogie Nights 2 - This Time It's the 80s.
Cover versions
As well as being a karaoke favourite, it has since been released by other artists on two occasions:
- N-Trance release in 1997 reached number 11 on the British Singles Chart.
- In 2006, The X Factor former contestant Chico Slimani released an alternative version as a follow up to his number 1 hit "It's Chico Time". His version of D.I.S.C.O. reached number 24 on the British Singles Chart. He amended lyrics to say "C.H.I.C.O. on D.I.S.C.O." and amended lyrics "to D dynamic // I incredible // S supersonic // C Chicolicious (alluding to his own name) // O oh, oh, oh".[2]
- In 2011 the song was sampled by Israeli musical duo The Young Professionals for their track D.I.S.C.O[3]
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